Medical Biotech

Resources

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Summer Symposium Series: Health Sciences Career Resources

Grade

9, 10, 11, 12

A career in the health sciences would let you help people directly in a very 'hands-on' way!

Aaron Waldt

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Business Development Lead

Helping Patients through Drug Discovery

Learn how researchers from Amgen are developing new drugs for cancer.

Namrata Joshi

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PhD Neuroscience

Namrata Joshi has a PhD in Neuroscience and works with Moffitt Cancer Center.

Madiha Khan

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Patent Examiner

Madiha Khan is a Patent Examiner at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Sandeep Padda

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Global Studies Manager

Sandeep Padda is a Global Studies Manager for Hoffmann-La Roche (Roche Canada).

Ben Peacock

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Director - Contracts, Pricing, Private payers and Pharmacy

Ben Peacock is the Director of Contracts, Pricing, Private payers and Pharmacy for Amgen Canada.

Biology Videos

Lacks historical marker in Clover, Virginia

Why is Henrietta Lacks Important?

When the cells of Henrietta Lacks were collected by medical researchers after her death in 1951, it changed the future of medicine.

Monica Seger

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Medical Affairs Director, Oncology (Retired)

Monica Seger was a Medical Affairs Director, Oncology (Retired) at Bayer healthcare.

Paul Gordon

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Bioinformatics Manager

Paul Gordon is a Bioinformatics Manager at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute.

Leann Sweeney

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Director, Sales & Marketing Effectiveness

Leann Sweeney is the Director of Sales & Marketing Effectiveness for Amgen Canada.

T cells and cancer cells - Image © Meletios Verras, iStockPhoto.com

Can Your Own Cells Cure Cancer?

When a person has cancer, CAR-T Therapy uses their own cells to destroy the cancer cells in their body.

A 3D-rendered illustration of stem cells

My Stem Cell Donation Story

In April 2016, Let’s Talk Science volunteer Daniel Tarade donated stem cells to help a person who needed a stem cell transplant to survive. Learn what stem cells are, how and why people donate, and what Daniel’s experience was like.

What if You Could Choose Your Baby?

Many people have had children using assisted reproductive technologies. But some of these medical biotech techniques can raise some ethical issues.